The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-07-18
! NUNq B. CULLEN.
Real Estate Agent,
No. 4 Maids. m Street,
r.,..n.r. NJ, %, MemphsTen
p.-.x ,o- ..,. =. nh -. - .x Nty County.
Purchasers are requested call ana .''
Parties deairfng to arc invited 10 Is 'PrOPorV
Rent Collecting Specially.
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HUGH B. GULL sIN
No. 4 Madison Street. Memnhis. Tam.
HUGH B. GULL


NO. q MK6OIaOn HtFG
and plentsously supplied with fresh,
sweet flowers, books and news.
papers. He has callers all
through the day and often
up to 10 o'clock at night. His wife, q
lady OF decided beauty and refine
ment, is q model Of devotion to him.
She goes regularly to the Jail as early
as o'clock In the morning, eees that
his bre ,kfast IL served to suit his
taete, then goes back home for her
own and to see thst their younger
children are provided for, returns
about 10 o'clock and stays until the
afternoon when she again goes home
to look after her household. Then
she returns to him and stays until 10
O'Clock at night. There were quite q
number OF Hamilton's friends at the
jail, who had dropped in to ses how
ne was getting along. Judge Calhoon,
one OF his counsel, and the Hon. Oliver
Clifton visit him regularly. Hamilton
did not have great deal to say,
further than he had never known
what q mean man he was until he
read the newspaper descriptions Of
him. They were unjust and the time
would come when they would zee
their mistake. He had shot and killed
Gambrell and did not seek TO deny II,
for he had done 90 In self defense.
No one was present during the fight
but he and Gambrell. That was all
there was In the Gaze and he was con-
fident that no jury In the State would
ever convict him.
THE GOVERNOR TALKS.
When the APPEAL representative
made his missien known to Gov. Low.
~, that distinguished gentleman very
firmly and emph aticslly stated that Re
had nothing whatever TO say 10 the
ArPRAL, for he considered that l.,
along with other papers In and out OF
the State, had condemned him with
out Q hearing. He he'd been unjustly
and numerically criticised In co nee.
ton With the unfortunate affair Of
Dol. Hamilton, and as q subservient
tool Of q corrupt ring, without the
least shadow OF foundation, and % he
had let the matter paes unnoticed thus
lar, with feelings Of contempt, he did
not now care 10 rush into print 10 cor
rect them, but before the county cleo.
ton was over this fall he
intended 10 make q number OF speeches
throughout the Safe, and he would
then show how Infamous were the
charges which had been made against
bin. He would show that under his
administration more revenue had been
derived from the penitentiary than
daring those OF q doEsn Of his prede-
cessors. He had only administered
the laws Of the State as he found them
and the Legislatures enacted them.
he had done 90 honestly and consci-
entiously, and any insinua,ions TO tee
contrary we're grossly false. After de.
liverine himself 90 warmly he said:
"You put your questions In writing
and III think over them and perhaps
answer them" Hesitating for mo-
ment he said: "No, ! think my fist
impulse was the best, and I'll
let the opportunity pass alto
gether." But the Governor 10 amia.
BILE even when he does not want
to be 90, and turning the converse
ton into another channel not bearing
GU the question nj frat ssked, he chat
ted pleasantly for hall an hour most
Interestingly. In the meantime, he
had evidently relented his "flrst i'm.
pulse" and az the APPEAL man ross
10 20, he said: "Writs out your Ques-
tons and I'll answer them, N you as
sure me they will be pm Dlirhed a. /
answer" lie was assured tina, auy-
thing he might say would be mott 70.
specially treated by the ArPEAL Toe
following questions were asked and
answered 10 details
Governor, In view OF the recent 70.
port Of the Kinds county grand jury
"a 10 the condition ard treatment OF
convicts In the State penitsntiary will
you call a special session OF the Legia-
lature to rsctiiy said abusssH"
81 will not"
"Ess there been any dem and from
the citizens OF the State for q special
session to legislate on the subject 70
ferred TOT"
There has not. You are the hrst
and only peIs,n have heard men.
ton the subject. / have not teen Il
referred 10 In any State paper, and l
presume that there Ia not q single
human bel, z. white or black, In the
s,ste that thinks that there should b,
an extra session of the Legislature"
"WhAt are your views on the leas
ing ,ys EN- az pursued by toe State
Govsrnment7'
my views on the leasing system
pursued by the State we're expressed
as far back az 1889. In my inaugural
address from which Iquots, said:
There are no- 10 the penitsntiary Of the
State. about 200 eonviou,. vhose terms Of
Tbs pumb,r msy not be mstsrlsiiJ dimin:
ished for some time 20 come. Bat lev Of
those eonviet' are qualified 70 perform any
useful or profitable labor within the walls Of
the .enitentlary, and 70 Keep them without
To avsid this oppre. slon the policy has been
adopted Of hiring them 10 the highest bid
der, but thus far the rates realized Tor the
have been merely nominal, This labot ought
slppi and d.v.lop her rs,oSfoss' WS.i.
there IL % much 70 be done In the state, on
roads, riyers,. bridge and haTbor,,
-hen rallr ad, aud other facilities
fer transportation are % much nssd-
10 the State ar. donailns from time % lin.
vast sums Of money 70 secure lhsm, n does
seem that such anumber o. able bodied pei
sons 90 we'll ADAPTED 10 such work, and IN.
der the absolute control Of tho STATE, might
be rendered highly useful and vA'usbls, II
this labor IL profitable ~ thgss who hire u,
II IL not perceived uhy u misht not also be
made profitable 70 the ht,te. Bat ! not
safe or proper for the State n embark In such
Business, why may not counties DO 90, "
they are willing 70 vote the msans neeetsary
Tor EuardipE and support % the cohvlon
While employed In such rOfIf The aotion
~ the State hereto ore 10 relatien 10 this sub.
loot, hiss no doubt been limited and embar.
| fasssd By the depressed and unse,tls condi.
ton Of our afairs, but ~ continue 10 ditpo,e
% this amount OF laboi from year 20 ye,r for
bat little more than H. food sud clothing,
snd 70 ,Pshd noihinF md ana y
utilize u and realiSe iu full value, can
hardly be rsoonollsd vita the ordinary rules
I good management.
10 my met sag Of 1884 the following
| iouching tha cnndilion Of thu ponitRn.